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All eyes were on the telly this afternoon as the Norwegian girls competed in the women's handball semi final against arch rivals Korea. Norway has traditionally been very strong in women's handball and started this Olympic tournament as strong favourites. I find it strange that one the biggest sports in the country is not and has never been played in Øksfjord on any sort of level. Granted a larger gymnasium is required to host official games, yet outside of watching the national teams, the game is hardly mentioned. The kids do not know the rules and I don't even know if a handball actually exists in this town.

Anyway, the handball girls on the telly performed a damn sight better than they have so far this tournament and held off a stubborn and persistent Korean side to advance to the gold medal match on Saturday night. The second semi final was played between Spain and the apparently great handball nation of Montenegro. For the record, Montenegro won a close battle and will challenge Norway for Olympic gold in 48 hours time.

Meanwhile in Alta, police were called when three horses ran wild through the town. The owner of the confused animals was duly notified, although it is not known how they escaped. Just another day on the beat for the northern cops!

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